The sports contested include rugby union, hockey, cricket, squash, badminton, lacrosse, rowing, golf, basketball, football, American football, ultimate frisbee, netball, volleyball, fencing and an array of other sports.
[1] The showpiece event of the Welsh Varsity is the rugby union fixture played between the men's teams of the two universities.
The event began in 1997 and for the first six years alternated venues between the Cardiff Arms Park and St. Helen's in Swansea.
The Welsh Boat Race has continued to grow due to support from the respective athletic unions, and sponsorship deals.
The men's rugby union match is also broadcast live nationally by the Welsh-language channel S4C.